diff --git a/genswap.sh b/genswap.sh
index 4ce74d6..ebe8d35 100755
--- a/genswap.sh
+++ b/genswap.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ if [ ! -f /usr/bin/gawk ];then
     exit 0
 fi
 function autoSwap(){
+        if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+            printf "${LRED}This script must be run as root${NC}\n" 1>&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
         echo -e "\n${LGREEN}----------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
         echo -e "\n${LCYAN}Total Physical RAM is: ${TOTALRAM} MB\n${NC}"
         echo -e "${LPURPLE}Creating a ${TOTALRAM} MB file in:${SWAPPATH}..\n${NC}"
@@ -37,13 +42,13 @@ function autoSwap(){
         read
 
         echo -e "${LCYAN}\nCreating file in ${SWAPPATH}...\n${NC}"
-        sudo fallocate -l ${TOTALRAM}M ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
+        fallocate -l ${TOTALRAM}M ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
         ls -lh ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
 
         sleep 1
 
         echo -e "\n${LCYAN}Setting permission of ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME} to 600...\n${NC}"
-        sudo chmod 600 ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
+        chmod 600 ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
         ls -lh ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
 
         sleep 1
@@ -56,10 +61,10 @@ function autoSwap(){
         fi
 
         echo -e "\n${LCYAN}Marking ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME} as swap...\n\n${NC}"
-        sudo mkswap ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
+        mkswap ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
 
         echo -e "${LCYAN}Enabling Swap file for use...${NC}\n"
-        sudo swapon ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
+        swapon ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME}
 
         echo -e -n "\n${YELLOW}Do you want to add swapfile to fstab?(Y/n): ${NC}"
         read addfstab
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ function autoSwap(){
         fi
 
         echo -e "\n${LCYAN}Creating backup of /etc/fstab ...\n${NC}"
-        sudo cp -v /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
+        cp -v /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
 
         echo -e "${LCYAN}Adding ${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME} to /etc/fstab ..\n${NC}"
         echo "${SWAPPATH}${SWAPNAME} none swap sw 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
@@ -98,7 +103,10 @@ function autoSwap(){
 }
 
 function setSwappinessLvl(){
-    
+    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+        printf "${LRED}This script must be run as root${NC}\n" 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     echo -e -n "\n${YELLOW}Enter a number for swappiness (0-100)[default=10]: ${NC}"
     read setSwappiness